impact
Morning Brown's ongoing outreach proudly includes 48 collaborators in 20 states, resulting in:
reach of 5000+ individual elementary/secondary public and private schools students
reach of 1000+ individual university and college students
presentations at 18 major universities for performances and masterclasses
presentations with 25 opera companies, symphonies, and cultural nonprofits
award of the 2019 Create Indy Grant for $5000 to create an educational video for schools and a live show for Indiana Public Schools.
- We collaborated with Indianapolis Opera and George Buck Elementary School
- Over 200 third graders attended the live show
- Over 650 views of the Facebook live stream of the live show
- The educational video has received over 250 views on a private YouTube channel
- The educational video has been used by schools in Indiana, Georgia, and Idaho
- 100% of the grant funds were used for the video production and live performance
Our collaborators:
Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo and Buffalo Public Schools, New York Foundation Academy Charter School, Trenton, New Jersey
Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana
Indianapolis Opera, Indiana
Lyric Opera of Chicago – Lyric Unlimited, Chicago, Illinois
Georgia State University Harrower Opera Program, Atlanta, Georgia
The Atlanta Opera, Georgia
Fayetteville State University and Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Portland Summerfest, Oregon
Columbus Arts Council, Mississippi
Opera Theatre of St. Louis Young Artists Program, Missouri
Asheville Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina
Morgan State University, Maryland
Mercer University and Alexander II Elementary School, Macon, Georgia
Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Illinois Central College and First United Methodist Church, Peoria
Cheyney University, Pennsylvania
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Gardner Webb University, South Carolina
Delaware State University, Dover
National YoungArts Foundation, Miami, Florida
Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts, Baltimore, Maryland
Eskenazi Hospital Concert Series, Indianapolis, Indiana
Mickey’s Camp, Indiana
Sun Valley Writers’ Conference, Idaho
The Walker Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana
Huntsville Chamber Music Guild and Ars Nova Music School, Alabama
Lu Vason Presents and Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, Colorado
Marilyn K. Glick Propylaeum, Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana Fashion Week – Youth Design Challenge and Making It IN Design, Indianapolis
Clarkesville Community Concert Association and Austin Peay State University, Tennessee
Clayton State University, Georgia
Spelman University, Georgia
Children’s Bureau of Indianapolis, Indiana
Seattle Opera, Washington
Cincinnati Opera, Ohio
Opera Birmingham, Alabama
Florida Grand Opera, Miami
Elon University, North Carolina
National Association of Teachers of Singing Eastern Region
Student National Association of Teachers of Singing, Indiana University, Indiana
Boulder Philharmonic, Colorado
Tyler Technologies Corporation, Indianapolis
Classical Music Indy, Indianapolis
University of Denver, Colorado
Peabody Conservatory Sylvia Green Vocal Competition, Maryland
Girls Empowerment, Indiana
Girls STEM Virtual Summer Camp, Indianapolis
Arts for Learning, Indianapolis
about morning brown, Inc.
Morning Brown, Inc., is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including introducing and exposing economically and ethnically diverse and multigenerational audiences to opera and classical music through live and recorded performances in the context of a wide array of musical genres. Morning Brown, Inc., is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.